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- [shee-ee-tah-key]
- /ˌʃi iˈtɑ keɪ/
- /ʃɪˈtɑː.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shee-ee-tah-key]
- /ˌʃi iˈtɑ keɪ/
Definitions of shiitake word
- noun plural shiitake a large, meaty, black or dark brown mushroom, Lentinus edodes, native to eastern Asia and frequently used in Japanese and Chinese cookery. 1
- noun shiitake edible Asian mushroom 1
- noun shiitake a kind of mushroom widely used in Oriental cookery 0
- noun shiitake an edible Japanese mushroom (Lentinus edodes) from a family (Agaricaceae) of basidiomycetous fungi 0
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Origin of shiitake
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < Japanese, equivalent to shii oak (earlier siwi < sifi < *sipi) + take mushroom (perhaps ta field + ke(y) hair)
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Parts of speech for Shiitake
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shiitake popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shiitake usage trend in Literature
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